Service difficulty report · Skin · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3028
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Skin
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED ABOVE THE F/O'S FORWARD WINDOW, DURING TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED UP THE REMAINS OF THE BIRD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 52-11-02. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.